% Who Use Other Media When: Watching TV 67.9% Listening to Radio 56.4% Reading Newspapers 68.9% Going Online 70.7%As more marketers seek to make media expenditures accountable to the bottom line growth of their company, the consumers in the survey don't seem to be on the same page as advertising expenditures. When asked which media most influence their purchase decision for various product categories, consumers' choices are rarely in line with advertisers expenditures.
Top 5 Media Influences: % of Measured Media Spending by Consumers Buying a Car Automotive Industry* 1. Word of Mouth 30.4% NA 2. TV Broadcast 24.1% 47.1% 3. Read Article 21.3% NA 4. Newspaper 20.2% 30.0% 5. Magazine 17.5% 11.3% % of Measured Media Spending by Electronics Purchases Electronics/Home Furnishings Industry** 1. Word of Mouth 42.6% NA 2. Read Article 34.1% NA 3. TV Broadcast 32.3% 36.2% 4. Newspapers Inserts 32.0% 4.40% 5. In-Store Promo 27.2% NA * Source: Ad Age Domestic Spending by Category (2005) ** Includes Home Furnishings, Appliances and Electronics"Word of Mouth marketing is one of the most talked about options for marketers. The new digital options make it easier to give and receive options on products and services and it's no longer confined to one to one conversations. New media options such as online search, blogging, email, texting, video, streaming and social networks such as MySpace and Youtube have expanded the Word of Mouth universe and made traditional advertising less relevant for many," said Pilotta. For example, 94.2% of consumers regularly or occasionally give advice about products and services they purchased and 90.8% regularly or occasionally seek advice about products and services before making a purchase. BIGresearch's 9th SIMM Study provides marketers an opportunity to better understand consumers and their media consumption habits which can help them transition their marketing models to a consumer centric consumption model in order to increase ROI of campaigns in a competitive economy. Additional information on SIMM and other BIGresearch samples may be accessed by going to: http://www.bigresearch.com and clicking on Complimentary Top Line Findings. About BIGresearch BIGresearch is a market intelligence firm providing analysis of consumer behavior in areas of retail, financial services, automotive, and media. The syndicated Simultaneous Media Usage Study (SIMM) monitors more than 15,000 consumers twice each year to identify opportunities in a fragmented and changing marketplace including the media. They also conduct the Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey (CIA) which monitors the pulse of more than 7,000 consumers each month. BIGresearch's methodology provides the most accurate consumer information in the industry with a margin of error of +/- 1 percent.
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